George Twiselton was born in Milton Malsor in 1878 and during his working years became a
driver of horse drawn and mechanised brewers drays. George married Annie Branson on August 3rd
1903, and by the outbreak of the First World War they had a son Reuben and 5 daughters.

Due to his age, family responsibilities and his civilian occupation, he was placed on the
reserved occupations list at the time war was declared in 1914, so he was not called to the
colours immediately. Throughout the war the losses of men being wounded or killed continued
to escalate and the Government gave orders that more conscripts should be enlisted from the
reserved groups. George joined the RASC in 1916 and was attached to the 381st Motorised Section
when sent to France.

By the time of the cease-fire in 1918 he was an Acting Sgt Major and later returned home to
a delighted family, but in the year 1919 died from influenza and was laid to rest in the cemetery
of The Holy Cross Church, Milton Malsor. As befitted a soldier with the rank of Acting Sgt
Major he was buried with full military honours. Interestingly, the influenza pandemic of
1918-19 caused more deaths worldwide - approximately 30 million - than the number of people
killed in the First World War!

At the outbreak of WW2 Reuben, the only son of George, joined his father's old RASC regiment
and went to France as an ambulance driver with the British Expeditionary Force. Along with many
others, he withdrew to the Dunkirk beaches but turned down evacuation back to the UK, choosing
instead to stay behind and give assistance to the many wounded. He was later taken prisoner and
held a Prisoner of War for 5 years until released by American soldiers in 1945. He died in 1988
aged 81 years. He had one son, George Twiselton, who today is a successful business man in
America.